Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus

Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus (98 BC-) was a Consul of the Roman Republic in 50 BC and the brother of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.

Biography
Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus was the son of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Appuleia and the brother of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. He supported Cicero during the Catiline Conspiracy and never supported Pompey, and he served as quaestor in 59 BC, aedile in 55 BC, praetor in 53 BC, and consul in 50 BC. During Paullus' censorship, Julius Caesar bribed him for his support, and he reconstructed the Basilica Aemilia in Rome with the bribe money. He opposed the Second Triumvirate of Octavian, Mark Antony, and his own brother Marcus, and he was included in the Triumvirate's proscriptions; however, Marcus allowed for his brother to escape. Paullus joined Marcus Junius Brutus' rebellion, and, after Brutus committed suicide in 42 BC, he was pardoned and lived his remaining years at Miletus. His son Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus served as consul in 34 BBC.